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Electricity: Senate Committee Proposes 10-Year Jail Term For Cable Theft - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 15, 2019
Senate committee on power, steel development andmetallurgy have
recommended a 10 year jail term without an option offine for anyone
found guilty to have conspired, procured and to holdstolen parts and
components of public power equipment in custody.
The committee asked the Senate to consider and passan amendment of
the Electric Power Sector Reform Act No. 6,2005 toprohibit theft of
electricity, theft and destruction of electricitysupply, infrastructure and
prescribe appropriate penalties for violations, andfor other related
matters, 2019.
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission,NERC hadin November
2018 presented a bill to the Senate, seeking sevenyears jail term for
electricity theft.
The bill is entitled ‘A Bill for an Act to prohibitand prevent electricity
theft, power infrastructure vandalisation and powercompany protection
2017.
The commission claimed that stealing and sabotagewere responsible for
between 30 per cent and 35 per cent energy loss inthe country.


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Electricity: Senate C’ttee Okays 10-Year-Jail Term For Theft Of Equipment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 15, 2019
Senate Committee on Power, Steel Development and Metallurgy has recommended a jail term of ten years, without an option of fine, if found guilty to have conspired, counseled or accepted to procure or to hold in custody, stolen parts, components or pieces of public power equipment.
According to the committee, which is chaired by Enyinnaya Abaribe the power equipment include electric cable, transformer, high tension wire, power console, electrical insulators, among others.
The committee also recommended that any person who willfully and unlawfully destroys, damages or removes any electricity distribution lines or anything connected therewith, or otherwise prevents or obstructs the distribution of electricity through the distribution, commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of five million naira or imprisonment for a term of at least five years or both.

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Electricity: Senate Seeks Divestment Of 40% Govt’s Stake In Discos - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 14, 2019
The Senate has urged the Federal Government todivest its 40 per cent stake in electricity distribution companies DisCos toforeign investors.
Senate President Ahmed Lawan gave the advice inAbuja when he received the management team of the Transmission Company ofNigeria TCN led by its Managing Director Usman Mohammed.
In a statement by the TCN, Lawan said experts in thefield should be given an opportunity to invest in the sector.
He stated that it is not in the interest of thegovernment to keep disbursing bailout funds to DisCos without a commensurate improvementin the power supply.
Lawan also assured the TCN of Senate’s support forits proposed recapitalisation of DisCos and the transmission rehabilitation andexpansion programme TREP.
He also expressed displeasure with the report on supervisory control and data acquisition, SCADA contracts awarded three times in the past without success.

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Electricity Supply: FEC Approves N65.3bn For Power Projects In 2022 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
December 24, 2021
The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Thursday at the end of an extraordinary meeting of Federal Executive Council, FEC, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said the extraordinary session was to ensure the country begins 2022 on a clean slate in the area of electricity supply.
Aliyu who presented 16 memos which were all approved by the council, said the Buhari regime had done more than its predecessors to ensure that Nigerians experience improved electric power supply.

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Electricity Supply: Nigeria’s National Grid Suffered 222 System Collapses In 12 Years - Report - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
August 8, 2022
An analysis of industry data – mostly from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC – from January 2010 to September 2021 showed that the grid suffered 216 system collapses.
It added that information relating to the crashes was not officially available from September 2021 to June 2022.
The grid collapsed in February, May, July, and August 2021.
Last month, it experienced collapse for the seventh time in 2022.
The grid experienced 206 collapses between 2010 and 2019.
Report of a review of the data showed that in 2010, Nigeria experienced
42 total and partial crashes; 19 in 2011; 24 in 2012 and 2013, respectively; 13 in 2014; and 10 in 2015.
In 2016, the number of cases rose to 28; it came to 21 in 2017; 13 in 2018; 11 in 2019 and four in 2020.

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Buhari Charges DISCOs To Brace Up For Power Supply - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 4, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged ElectricityDistribution Companies DisCos to work harder in injecting more resources andtechnical expertise to improve supply of electricity across the country.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari made the call when he received a delegation of Edo State Council of Traditional Rulers and chiefs, led by Oba Ewuare II at the State House.
He assured the electricity companies that theFederal Government would sustain efforts in building transmission infrastructure.
He called on Nigerians to show more understandingwith the DisCos and federal government as more expertise and resources would becommitted to improving electricity.
He noted that the supply of gas for transmission hadimproved overtime and with the collective effort of Transmission Company ofNigeria, TCN and Discos the power situation would be better.
In his remarks, Oba Ewuare II congratulated thePresident for winning the 2019 elections, urging him to utilise the opportunityto improve the livelihood of the people.


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Electricity Supply: TCN Suspends Direct Power Sale To Industries - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 6, 2021
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has suspended the evacuation of
electricity to eligible customers.
In July 2018, the immediate past Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola,
announced the introduction of the Eligible Customer policy, explaining
that it would accelerate power supply to industries and heavy consumers.
Fashola, who is the current Minister of Works and Housing, had stated
that the policy was introduced in pursuant to powers conferred by
Section 27 of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act.
The policy allows power generation companies to sell electricity directly
to consumers without passing through the distribution companies, while
TCN is the evacuator of the power in most cases.
But in a letter dated August 3, 2021, from TCN, signed by its Market
Operator, E.A. Eje, the transmission company notified eligible
customers that it had suspended the transaction.
TCN explained that the suspension was based on the directive of the
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC.

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Electricity Tariff: NLC Threatens Industrial Action Over Proposed Hike - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2021
It reminded the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, about
the  agreement reached between the Federal Government and Organised
Labour Committee on Electricity Tariff on September 28, 2020.
The meeting had agreed to freeze further increases in electricity tariff
until the committee concluded its work and its report adopted by all the
principals in the committee.
The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, handed down the notice in a reaction
to speculations that the 11 power distribution companies had received
approval to slightly increase electricity tariffs with effect from
September 1.

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Electricity: TCN Begins Rehabilitation Of Old Circuit Breakers Nationwide – Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 22, 2021
TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs Ndidi Mbah who announced this in a statement in Abuja, said the project is geared towards further improving bulk power transmission to distribution load centres nationwide. The rehabilitation and replacement work which were officially inaugurated at the 37-year-old 330/132 KV, Ajaokuta Substation, Kogi State, marks TCN’s determination to ensure that all circuit breakers in its network are certified healthy and perform optimally.
She added that the decision to start with the circuit breakers in Ajaokuta substation was due to the strategic role the substation plays in transmitting bulk electricity to distribution load centres Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC.
Mbah said the Benin Distribution Electricity Company, BEDC covering areas such as; Abuja, Lokoja, Ayangba, Okene, Okpella, and Benin, among others.
The General Manager explained the company’s efforts at rehabilitating the circuit breakers despite routine maintenance undertaken by in-house engineers were to ensure that they continue to perform optimally.

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Electricity: TCN, Ministry Of Power Partner To Boost Power Supply - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
September 1, 2019
TheTransmission Company of Nigeria, TCN says it is working with the Ministryof Power to boost power supply in the country.
TheCompany’s Managing Director, Usman Mohammed said this during the inspectionvisit to the Kashimbilla HydroPower Plant in Taraba state by the Ministerof Power Sale Mamman.
ThePower Evacuation Component of the Kashimbilla Hydro-Power Plant, whichcommenced in 2017, was ninety per cent completed and would soon take-off.
TheManaging Director said that the Transmission Company was working with theministry of power to reinforce the power project, to ensure that it commencestransmission immediately.
The Acting Director, Renewable Energy and Rural Power Access Department, Faruk Yusuf, said that the power evacuation project would contribute forty Mega Watts to the National Grid. He said that the project will cover several local government areas and millions of people across Taraba and Benue.

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Electricity: TCN, NNPC Collaborate To Increase Gas Supply To Industry - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 1, 2020
The TransmissionCompany of Nigeria, TCN says it has received support from the Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation, NNPC for the availability of gas.
TCN’sGeneral Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah who made this known in a statementsaid the company  is working with theGroup Managing Director of NNPC, Mele Kyari and Chief Operating Officer, Gasand Power, Yusuf Usman in resolving the challenge of gas availability tothermal power plants.
She saidthe support from NNPC had significantly improved gas supply to gas generationstations nationwide. According to Mbah, most power plants previouslyexperiencing gas supply shortage have started generating power to the Grid ifthe trend continues, the problem of gas supply to power plants will be resolvedin a matter of hours.
TCN’sGeneral Manager explained that Distribution Companies, as well as Point LoadConsumers of Electricity, will be adequately served.
She addedthat the TCN management led by the Managing Director Usman Mohammed, wishes toexpress its appreciation to the management of NNPC, Generation Companies andthe DisCos.


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Electricity: TCN Restores Supply After System Collapse - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2020
TheTransmission Company of Nigeria, TCN says the national grid has been fullyrestored after the system collapse, which occurred on Thursday.
Thecollapse occurred while the grid was recovering from an earlier partial systemdisturbance.
TheTCN General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, who made this known in astatement in Abuja said the full restoration of the grid had been achieved.
Shesaid the initial disturbance of the grid was a partial collapse of the system,adding that it was still supplying Port-Harcourt, Aba, Omoku, Yenegoa, Afam,among others, through Afam IV, Rivers Independent Power Plant and Omoku powerstations.
Mbahsaid efforts immediately commenced to synchronise other parts of the network,but as restoration reached advanced stage, the situation suddenly degeneratedinto a collapse of the nation’s grid.

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Electricity: Togo, Benin, Niger Republics To Settle $7m Outstanding Bills – FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
December 14, 2019
The Federal Government has asked theinternational electricity customers Niger, Togo, and Benin Republics to pay uptheir outstanding seven million dollars debt because “electricity is notcharity”.
The Chairman, West African PowerPool, WAAP Usman Gur Mohammed, whom reporters in Abuja accused of playing thebig brother with Nigeria’s electricity to the countries, said Nigeria is alsostrict with the international customers just as the Nigerians in debt recovery.
Mohammed, who is also the ManagingDirector of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN recalled that on hisassumption of office, the outstanding bills of the international customers wereover 100 million dollars.
He stressed that Nigeria does notsupply customers electricity for free, noting that the Federal Governmentdisconnects the international customers just as it does to Nigerians when theyowe electricity debts.
Mohammed said the Federal Governmenthas now restricted its electricity supply to only contracted internationalcustomers. He added that Nigeria has insisted that the indebted internationalcustomers that were disconnected from the grid pay up their debts before theyare reconnected.

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Electricity Workers Give TCN 14-Day Strike Notice Over Pending Issues May 30, 2022 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
May 30, 2022
Under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, the workers among others, decried the management’s refusal to address complaints arising from 2021 promotion exercise.
In a petition to the Managing Director\Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of TCN, General Secretary of NUEE, Joe Ajaero out of the 262 and TCN’s implementation of strange Memo the re-engagement of severed defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, staff in the public service after payment of severance packages which has become an instrument for victimization and marginalization.


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Electricity: World Bank Approves $750M For Power Sector - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 24, 2020
The World Bank has approved 750 million dollars in International Development Association, IDA loan for Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Operation, PSRO.
The World Bank Board of Directors gave the endorsement to improve the consistency in electricity supply, achieve financial and fiscal sustainability, and enhance accountability in the power sector in Nigeria.
It added that over 47 per cent of Nigerians do not have access to grid electricity and those who have access face regular power cuts.
The Bank in addition, noted that the economic cost of power shortages in Nigeria is estimated at around 28 billion naira it’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.
The World Bank also decried that getting access to electricity ranks as one of the major constraints for the private sector according to the 2020 Doing Business report.
The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri, however, said lack of reliable power has stifled economic activity and private investment and job creation, which is eventually what is needed to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.

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Electricity: Zimbabwe Sharply Hikes Tariff Amid Power Shortages - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
October 10, 2019
Zimbabwe has announced a four-fold increase inelectricity tariff to boost revenue for more power generation and imports.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Energy and RegulatoryAuthority ZERA said the sharp rise came at a time the country was grapplingwith severe power cuts which are affecting domestic, industrial and commercialconsumers across the country.
The country had for years enjoyed a low power tariffof 9.86 United State cents per kWh, which was further eroded to a low of 1.01cents per kWh as of August this year.
This led ZERA to approve an application by the powerutility to increase the tariff to 38.61 cents per kWh in August.
On October 3 this year, ZERA againapproved another power tariff increase to 162.16 cents per kWh to enable thepower utility to ramp up power generation and increase imports which arecurrently gobbling 19.5 million dollars per month.
ZERA said it had increased the tariff after takinginto account the long hours of load shedding lasting up to 18 hours per day,the high cost of alternative energy supplies and the further deterioration ofthe tariff against rising inflation.

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Electrification: Federal Government To Execute Power Projects In 37 Universities – Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
September 23, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari says the Federal government has launched an electrificationprojects in thirty seven federal universities across the country.
He said this atthe maiden convocation ceremony of the Federal University, Otuoke, in OgbiaLocal Government Area of Bayelsa State.
President Buhariwho was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary of the NationalUniversities Commission, NUC Ramon Yusuf Suleiman, said the EnergizingEducation Programme would benefit 129,000 students and power 2850 street lightswhen completed.
He explained thatthe Federal Government has commissioned two of these projects, one at the AlexEkueme Federal University and another even point one solar hybrid project atBayero Federal University.

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Electronic Transmission Of Results: We Can’t Guarantee 100% Safety, NCC Tells Reps - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 16, 2021
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it cannot guarantee total safety for the electronic transmission of results, explaining that no system is completely free from hackers.
Federal lawmakers had a rowdy session as debates over the inclusion of electronic transmission of results in the Electoral Act Amendment took centre stage in the chambers on Thursday in Abuja.
But the Executive Commissioner of the NCC, Adeleke Adewolu told lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Friday that while concerns over the electronic transmission of results are genuine, no system can guarantee a 100 percent shield from hacking.
The NCC boss also stated that elections results can only be transmitted by a 3G network, noting that 50 percent of the country has 3G coverage. He, however, explained that for areas without such coverage, poll results can be recorded and thereafter uploaded in places where there is a network.


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Ember Months: FG Commits N75.8Bln To Road Rehabilitation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
October 14, 2021
This, according to the Director, Highway Construction and Rehabilitation, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Folorunso Esan, is to ease movement of people and goods during the Ember Months.
Esan made this known in Abuja at the meeting of stakeholders in the transport sector to plan and prepare making the roads motorable and ensure the safety of lives on the country’s highways.
He said the rainy season had affected many sections of the road across the country, hence the need for urgent palliative works to avoid further deterioration.
He said such bad roads have been identified, indicating that the affected roads had been mapped out and contracts for the repairs would be awarded to contractors as part of preparation for the ember months.

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Ember Months: FRSC Assures Nigerians Of Safety - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 17, 2019
The Federal Road Safety Commission,FRSC has reiterated its commitment to safety on the roads across the countryduring the last quarter of the year.
The Corps Public Education Officer,Bisi Kazeem said all stakeholders are channeling efforts to ensure safetyduring the ember months due to increased traffic volume.
He added that the organisation iscommitted to the safety of all auto passengers across the country before,during and after the Christmas period.
Kazeem said the corps had institutedan aggressive engagement of stakeholders and major fleet operators, saying keyroad safety issues that will drastically bring down crashes associated with thefleet had been agreed on.
He said other engagements were themeeting with Tank Farms, NNPC, DPR and MOMAN among others for immediatecommencement of enforcement on compulsory safety standards for haulage in thecountry.
The Public Education Officer saidthe Corp Marshal Boboye Oyeyemi had directed all commanding officers to ensurethat every patrol team has enough breathalyzer to administer on suspecteddangerous drivers.

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Ember Months: FRSC Restates Commitment To Safer Roads - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
August 15, 2019
Corps Marshal, Federal Road SafetyCommission, FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, has restated the corps’ commitment towardensuring safer roads ahead of the ember months.
The ember months include September,October, November and December and they are characterised by increasedvehicular movements due to associated activities before, during and after theyuletide.
Oyeyemi gave the assurance at a StrategySession for the 12 Zonal Commanding Officers and 37 Sector Commanders in Abujaon Thursday.
He said the senior officers meet annuallyin August to agree on the focus for ember months and end of year patrol.
Healso stated that the corps would ensure enforcement of speed limiting devicefor all commercial vehicles.
On number plates’ enforcement for motorcycleand tricycle riders, Oyeyemi said that modalities were on ground to ensurecompliance by October 2, 2019.


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Ember Months: FRSC Takes Safety Campaigns To Grassroots Increased By 20% In 2 Years - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (F.BA)
November 4, 2019
The Zone 2 Command, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC incharge of Ogun and Lagos states, is restrategising in road safetycampaigns to reduce fatality at the grassroots.
The FRSC Ogun Sector Commander, Clement Oladele gavethe assurance in Lagos at the flag-off of Ember month’s safety campaign atOjota Park.
He said the world is only waiting to aggregate thedata and there is a need to go back to the grassroots, by sensitising people tothe need for road safety to ensure sanity on the roads,’’.
According to Oladele, the World Health Organisation, WHOand United Nations, UN are worried by the rate of road accidents globally.
The FRSC Boss appealed to motorists to comply withtraffic rules, saying that the corps would not relent in its enforcement.He gave the assurance that the corps would continue to enlighten themotoring public until it would become road safety conscious.
Oladele had said that available statistics for thefirst three quarters in the zone indicated that road crashes rose from 583 in2018 to 882 in 2019, or by 51 per cent.

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Ember Months: FRSC Wll Be Strict On Vision Acuity Test, Oyeyemi Warns Motorists - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 13, 2019
The Corps-Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Boboye Oyeyemi says the agency would be strict on its conduct of vision acuity test, as part of the ember months strategies.
Oyeyemi said this in an address at a 2019 Ember MonthsCampaign, organised by the Lagos State Command of the Corps, in partnershipwith the Beer Sectoral Group, BSG, tagged: “Road Safety is a State of Mind,Road Traffic Crash is the Absence of Mind, Stay Alert, Stay Alive”.
He added that the move became necessary in order to reduceroad accidents and fatalities.
Oyeyemi, who was represented by the Zonal CommandingOfficer, RS 2 Command comprising Ogun and Lagos States, Samuel Obayemi, said ithad become imperative to make sure drivers on the roads did not have defectiveeyesight.
In his address of welcome, the FRSC’s Sector Commander,Hyginus Omeje, said that the mega-campaign was aimed to elevate consciousnessof Nigerians to the realities of road traffic crashes.

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Ember Months: Road Safety Launches “Operation Zero Tolerance” To Curb Crashes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 8, 2021
Oyeyemi inaugurated the 2021/2022 Ember month’s campaign at the Yankaba Motor Park, Kano with the theme: “Maintain Safe Speed, Avoid Night Travels, Enjoy Quality Road Experience.”
He explained that the theme of the campaign underscored speed, security concerns and use of inappropriate extra headlight at night journeys as major causes of road crashes in the country.
The Corps Marshal said the choice of Kano for the inauguration of the campaign was to enhance awareness creation on safety, adding that the Corps is carrying out Operation Show of Readiness and simulation exercise at 16 locations across eight selected states in the country.
Also speaking, Zonal Commanding Officer, RS1 Kaduna, ACM Godwin Omiko said the Corps had adopted proactive initiatives towards ensuring a hitch-free End-of-Year and New Year celebrations, and mitigate spate of Road Traffic Crash, RTC in the zone.
In his remarks, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje stressed the need for collaborative efforts to discourage overloading and over speeding to improve safety measures on the roads.

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Emefiele Challenges Jurisdiction Of Lagos Court To Try Him. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 30, 2024
Through his lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olalekan Ojo, Emefiele submitted that he cannot be tried in the high court of any state in Nigeria for alleged acts of abuse of his office as this raises issues of constitutionality and legality.
The former CBN governor also noted that counts 1-4 of the 26 counts charge filed by the EFCC against him are unconstitutional as they are not contained in any law in Nigeria.


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Emefiele, Govs To Meet Over Withdrawal Policy, Naira Redesign - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 19, 2023
The governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum through its spokesperson, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in a statement said the governors would  exchange ideas with Emefiele on “the economic and security implications of the current withdrawal policy and naira redesign.
On October 26, 2022, the CBN said its decision to redesign the naira notes and subsequently directed Nigerians to change their naira notes from the banks on or before January 31, 2023.
Spokesperson said the Chairman of the Bello-Barkindo forum who is the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, had invited Emefie to meet with the governors at 9pm, virtually.

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Emefiele Pledges 5-Year Plan To Diversify Nation’s Economy - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 18, 2019
The Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN Governor  Godwin Emefiele says CBN  in the nextfive years, will aggressively pursue policies that will further diversifythe Nigerian economy.
Emefiele said this in an interview with newsmen inNsukka, Enugu State,  after a Special Convocation of the University ofNigeria, where he was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in BusinessAdministration.
The pledge was coming after the Nigeria Senate onThursday confirmed Emefiele for a second term in office as CBN Governor,starting June 3.
Emefiele said the CBN in the next phase of hisadministration would consolidate on already existing policies.
Emefiele who is the 11th CBN Governor, began hisfive-year tenure on June 3, 2014.
Some of the major policies undertaken by the apex bankin the last five years included the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme which aimed atincreasing the country’s local food production and conserving the foreignreserves.


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Emergency Meeting: NUJ 7th Triennial Delegates Conference To Hold In Umuahia – NEC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 4, 2021
This is coming following the National Executive Council, NEC of the Union resolution from its virtual Emergency Meeting of 3rd October.
In a press statement jointly signed by NUJ Chairman, Credentials Committee Garba Muhammad and Secretary, of the Committee Victor Ndukwe, the NEC decided that arrival should be on Wednesday, 6th October, while the elections is expected to hold on Thursday 7th October.
The statement added that meeting was attended by 72 members and after a presentation by the National President Chris Isiguzo and the Chairman, Electoral Committee, Garba Muhammad, a motion was moved by Salihu Alkali, Chairman Nasarawa State Council for the 7th Triennial Delegates Conference to hold as planned.
It would be recalled that the emergency meeting of the Union according to a statement issued by the National Secretary of the union Shuaibu Usman Leman was convened online to douse tension occasioned by a alleged court action and to further chart a way forward as it relates to the 7th Triennial Delegates Conference in Umuahia.

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Emergency Security Meeting: FCT Minister Charges Security Agencies On Synergy. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 11, 2022
Speaking at the end of the meeting the FCT Police Commissioner Mr Babaji Sunday said that the FCT police command has already put in place measures to stem the tide of criminality in the nation’s capital and will also evolve better strategies to combat crime in the FCT.
He said “We were summoned, all the security heads in the FCT for an emergency meeting where we deliberated a lot on the spate of kidnappings and banditry at the suburbs of the FCT…and we going to improve on our synergy and further strategize on what we have discussed. We have assured the house that they will see changes”.
The Police Commissioner also spoke on the need for residents of the Territory to provide actionable intelligence to security agencies in their battle against criminality in the FCT.
In his words “You know we cannot be everywhere and like the popular saying, security is everybody’s business. We expect the residents to always be security conscious, give us actionable intelligence which we will act upon”.
He also called on residents to form neighborhood watches within estates and local communities to minimize the activities of criminals in those locations, saying that actions from such neighborhood watches made up of credible members of the community will assist greatly in slowing down the actions of criminals.
He also advised commuters to go to recognized motor parks within the city to board vehicles saying that boarding unregistered commercial vehicles exposes them to dangers  in such unregistered vehicles in crimes known as “one chance.”
Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Security, Amb. Salihu Mohammed said that the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) was also working hard to clamp down on unregistered commercial vehicles used for the crime of “one chance”.
He said “Directorate of Road Transport is doing a lot on the issue of “one chance”. We know the profile of “one chance” vehicles, most of them are not registered or they use tinted glasses”. He called on commuters to avoid such vehicles”.
The meeting was attended by the Hon. Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, the police AIG in charge of Zone 7 Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu  the Commander Guards Brigade, Brig. Gen MT Usman, the Commandant NSCDC  FCT Command Dr Peter Maigari, other security and senior officials of the Administration.


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Emir Advocates State Of Emergency On Education In Zazzau Emirate - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 28, 2022
He made the declaration at the public presentation of four books and celebration of excellence of former Director-General, National Teachers’ Institute, Aminu-Ladan Sharehu, as Professor of Public Administration in Zaria.
The royal father noted all was not well with education in Zazzau Emirate following the backwardness recorded in education within the in the recent years.
Bamalli who applauded the effort of both federal and state governments in providing infrastructural development to the education sector, urged illustrious sons of the emirate to complement the efforts.
He, therefore, expressed concern over how the emirate was left far behind in terms of catchment requirements and admission, especially at the university.
The former Director-General, NTI Kaduna, and the celebrator Sharehu, said the money realised from the public presentation would be donated to the schools within the emirate.

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Emir Of Bauchi Calls For Effective Sensitisation Campaign - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
August 11, 2019
TheEmir of Bauchi Rilwanu Sulaiman has urged all relevant stakeholders in thestate, to intensify sensitization campaign for enrollment of children intoschools.
Suleimanmade the call while addressing people at a mini durbar organised in Bauchi aspart of activitities for the celebration  of the Eid-el-kabir.
Heexpresses worries over poor enrollment of children and out of school childrenin the state.
Headvised all the relevant stakeholders in the state to ensure effectiveawareness and mobilisation of parents, guardians, communities, religious andtraditional leaders.
TheMonarch appealed to the government to continue to invest significant amount oftime and resources in order to turn around the fortunes of the educationsector.
TheBauchi State Assembly Speaker, who is also the Acting Governor,   AbubakarSulaiman, urged citizens of the state to remain law-abiding.


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Emoluments: FG To Raise Salaries Of Judges, Elected Politicians By 114% - RMAFC. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 22, 2023
The commission also introduced three new special allowances to the welfare package of judges.
There are strong indications from Minna, the Niger State capital, that the states of the federation will domesticate the increment of remuneration for political and judicial office holders.
Submitting the report to Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, the federal commissioner of the commission representing Niger State said many variables were used to arrive at the new reports, mainly the prevailing economic situation and the view of the people.
He said while the allowances of other public officers remain unchanged, there was special consideration for judicial officers because of the nature of their job, adding that three allowances have been introduced for judicial officers.


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Employment: Reps Remove Age Limit In Government Ministries, MDAs. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 16, 2019
The House of Representatives has abolished age discrimination against job seekers in Federal Government Ministries, Agencies and Departments, MDAs.
This followed the passage, by the lawmakers, of a “Bill for an Act to Eradicate the Age Discrimination against Job seekers in Federal Government Agencies,” sponsored by Sergius Ogun and Babajimi Benson.
The bill, which was read for the second time in 2018, subsequently passed third reading after unanimous adoption by the lawmakers and Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
Ogun, moving a motion for third reading of the bill, said the new law seeks to ensure that no Nigerian job seeker is disqualified from government employment on the basis of age.


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Employment: Reps Set Up Committee To Investigate, Monitor Recruitment Of Nigerians By MDAS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 10, 2019
The House of Representatives has resolved to set upa committee which will investigate and monitor the recruitment of Nigerians byMinistries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government.
The resolution was reached on wednesday on the floorthe House of Representatives.
The House noted that the Civil Service, PublicService and Public Sector is the single biggest employer of labour in Nigeriaand accounts for the funding of the most homes in the nation directly andindirectly.
Adding that if the Federal Character principle isnot adhered strictly to and the recruitment within the MDAs are notinvestigated and monitored, then poor output may be experienced in the civiland public service, arising from unqualified and poorly motivated workforce.
To this end, the House resolved to put together anadhoc committee which will investigate and monitor the Ministries, Departmentsand Agencies of the Federal Government.
This the House did, minding that bearing in mindthat standing committees have not been constituted.


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Empowerment: AFDB To Receive $61.8m From ‘We-Fi’ For Women Programme In Africa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 14, 2019
The African Development Bank, AfDB says Governing Committee of the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative, We-Fi has approved sixty one point eight million dollars funding allocation for its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, AFAWA programme.
The Communication and External Relations Department of the bank made this known in a statement in Abuja.
We-Fi is a partnership among 14 donor governments, eight multilateral development banks, and other public and private sector stakeholders, established in October 2017 and hosted by the World Bank Group.
The statement reported Vanessa Moungar, the bank’s Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society as making the announcement recently.
It also quoted the Director as saying that the substantial support from We-Fi, would help us scale up their actions and achieve greater results for women entrepreneurs across the continent.
According to Moungar, the programme’s activities will be implemented in Niger Republic, Nigeria, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali and Mauritania among others.


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Emulate Sardauna’s Exemplary Leadership, Osinbajo Tells North - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 19, 2022
Speaking at a special lecture organised by the Sardauna Memorial
Foundation at the Coronation Hall, Government House, Kano, Osinbajo
said the Sardauna of Sokoto’s sterling leadership quality would remain
indelible in the political lexicon of the country.
At the lecture entitled ‘Reviving the Northern Traditional Institutions,
Imperatives on Peace and Security in the North,’ the VP stated that the
Sardauna fought to jettison differences in ethnic and religious decisions
during his lifetime.
According to him, the issue of good governance and leadership in a
democratic setting entails commitment and doggedness of a leader who
can, at all times, strive to safeguard his people at all costs.
On the persistent insecurity in the North, Osinbajo assured that the
Federal Government is working round the clock to ensure that those
apprehended as a result of evolvement in terrorism are speedily
prosecuted in line with the laws of the country.

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Enact Law To Stop Kids Engaging In Economic Ventures During School Hours UK Charity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 12, 2022
The Chief Executive Officer of IA-Foundation, Ibironke Adeagbo, gave the advice in a telephone interview with the Newsmen in Abuja.
Adeagbo was speaking against the backdrop of a report released recently by UNESCO, which put the number of out-of-school children in the West African country at 20.2 million.
The report, released on August 18, alarmed Nigerians, who have been expressing their disgust on the development as well as the continued closure of public universities in the country.
Public universities in the country have been shut for more than 200 days, due to a face-off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the federal government.
British-born Adeagbo said that Nigeria was having about eight per cent of the estimated 244 million out-of-school children in the world.
She suggested that the issue of out-of-school children should be made a standing agenda in the weekly federal executive council meeting of the federal government.

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Encroachment: President Buhari Approves Review Of Grazing Reserves In 25 States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 20, 2021
Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja, said the committee was chaired by the Chief of Staff to the President Ibrahim Gambari.
He noted that, among others, the committee had recommended the collection of field data collection on 368 Grazing Reserves across 25 states to assess encroachment and encroachers, stakeholder engagements and sensitization.
The Presidential aide said the Committee also recommended production of maps and geo-mapping/tagging of sites, analysis of findings and report preparations as well as design appropriate communication on grazing reserves and operations.
Garba quoted President Buhari as instructing that the task be undertaken with dispatch to bring more understanding on the grazing reserves, and implementation.
He added that among its terms of reference, the Committee was to collate from states and confirm the status of all Grazing Reserves.


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‘End-Of-Life’: Blackberry Devices Will Stop Working From January 4 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 4, 2022
The “end-of-life” (EOL) move, as Blackberry called it, impacts
BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry
PlayBook OS 2.1, and earlier versions.
The company did say, however, that devices using Google’s Android
operating system, including the BlackBerry KEY2 released in 2018 and
designed by China’s TCL Group, would not be affected by the changes.
The EOL decision marks the end of an era in mobile telephony, which
reached its peak in the late 2000s when BlackBerry met with widespread
commercial success, especially among professionals.
The large QWERTY keyboard for easier emailing and the simple,
uncluttered design were favored by business leaders, celebrities,
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Ending Insurgency: Highways, Railways And Jobs Will Defeat Terrorism Not Swords – Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2021
The President made the comment in an opinion piece published in the
UK’s Financial Times on Sunday.
The piece, titled ‘Africa needs more than US military aid to defeat
terror’, reflected on the state of global terrorism in light of the
withdrawal of US troops in Afghanistan.
According to President Buhari, the threat of terrorism now “burns
fiercely” in Africa.
To combat terrorism, the President said what Africa needs most from the
US “is a comprehensive partnership to close the disparity between our
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#ENDSARS Anniversary: Celebrities, Youths Hold Memorial Procession In Lagos, Abuja - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 20, 2021
The parade took place amid heavy security presence to commemorate
the one year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests that led to the
disbandment of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria
Police.
Scores of young Nigerians, alongside some celebrities, filled up several
cars and buses, blaring horns as they drove through the toll plaza as
early as 8am.
Meanwhile, there was an altercation between some members of the press
and the security officials after the journalists were harassed by the police
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#EndSARS: Escaped Prisoner From Edo Arrested In Ogun Command - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 01
January 7, 2021
By Hanan Ibrahim
The Police spoke person in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi told Liberty that the prisoner was arrested following an information received by policemen at Agbado divisional headquarters that a middle aged man was seen around Angulis area of Agbado and that his look and conduct is suspicious.
“Upon the information, the DPO Agbado division, CSP Kehinde Kuranga, detailed his detectives to the area where the man was apprehended.”
He was properly interrogated and confessed to the detectives that he was an inmate of white house prison in Edo State and that he was set free by hoodlums who attacked the prison yard during the Endsars protest.
He further confessed that he relocated to the Agbado area in order to avoid being re-arrested” he said.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward A. Ajogun has directed that the suspect be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further profiling.

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#Endsars: Human Rights Commission Compensates Victims Of Police Brutality - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 23, 2021
The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations had its
inaugural sitting in November 2020 and received 297 petitions from
across 29 states including the FCT.
The cases received include illegal arrests, extrajudicial killings, torture,
unlawful prolonged detention, among others.
According to the secretary of the panel, Hillary Ogbonna, 144 cases
have been concluded while the rest have not been touched.
He further noted that 25 cases were struck out, while 12 were withdrawn
The compensations range from between N500,000 to about N10 million.
The panel assured the victims that the perpetrators will face justice,
despite the compensation, as the Attorney General of the Federation will
charge them to court.
In total, N146m have been disbursed to the victims so far, with more
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#EndSARS: IGP Orders Use Of Force Against Riotous, Violent Protests - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 17, 2020
In a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, Adamu said such protection should include police officers and personnel of other law enforcement agencies and their families, and the prevention of attacks on private/public assets from any violent person(s) or group(s) operating under any guise.
The IGP restates that Commands’ Commissioners of Police and their supervisory Assistant Inspectors-General of Police should resist all riotous elements forthwith and checkmate any form of violent/riotous protests.
The Inspector-General of Police affirms that the Force will not tolerate a repeat of the horrendous attacks and killings, arson and wanton destruction, and looting of public and private assets witnessed during the recent violent protests in some parts of the country.
He warns that the Force shall deploy the full weight of the law and legitimate force (if necessary) in preventing a reoccurrence.

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#ENDSARS Judicial Panels: 28 States Have Completed Assignment—Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 27, 2021
NEC had at the wake of EndSARs protests of 2020, directed states to constitute Judicial Panels of Inquiry to investigate complaints against the Special Anti-Robbery Squads SARS and other police units.
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday, said the vice president presided over a virtual meeting of the National Economic Council NEC anchored from the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The vice president said that eight states had turned in their reports as the council looked forward to discussing them in full at its next meeting when all the states would have made their submissions.
Special Adviser to the President on Social Investment, Maryam Uwais, made a presentation to NEC on At-Risk Children Programme.
The memo was to acquaint council of the mission of the programme.
The council also received memo from Mohammed Haruna, the Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure NASENI.


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#Endsars: Kaduna Govt Receives Panel’s Report, To Set Up White Paper Committee - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 13, 2021
The report was received by the Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House.
She stated that the state government will study the report and its recommendations and issue a White Paper in response.
Balarabe described the crisis of policing in the country as a national emergency and reiterated the need for the urgent devolution and decentralisation of policing in other to enhance their effectiveness and get the confidence of the people.
The Chairman of the panel, Justice David Nyom during the presentation said the report contains four volumes of the Record of proceeding of all the sittings of the Panel and copies of the main report.
He added that the panel heard a total of 43 petitions out of the 64 petitions it received after evaluating the evidence and considering the exhibit tendered and admitted, while six were struck out on application of Petitioners and or Counsel, and 13 others struck out due to lack of merit.

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#Endsars: Lai Mohammed Hails Police, Army, Says Lekki Massacre A Scam - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 21, 2021
Mohammed said this during a press conference in Abuja while protesters gathered at several major cities in the country to demonstrate in commemoration of the #EndSARS protests.
The minister also lambasted CNN, DJ Switch and global rights group, Amnesty International, for insisting that persons were killed at the tollgate.
Mohammed noted that the National Economic Council which comprises all governors and representatives of the Federal Government, and chaired by the Vice President, has already addressed other issues relating to the #EndSARS protest.

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#ENDSARS Protest: Senateadvises Federal Government On Full Reform Of Police Force - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 3, 2022
It made the call in a report on the mayhem visited on the ancient city of Calabar during the #EndSARS protest on October 23 and 24, 2020, presented at plenary, as part of the recommendations contained in the 69-page report of the Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence; Defence; Police Affairs; Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters.
Chairman of the Joint Committee Ibrahim Gobir, while presenting the report stressed on the need for the police to undertake regular training to enhance their performance.
He noted that the need to employ more able bodied personnel, injecting more financial resources for the purpose of procuring arms, ammunition and other policing gadgets for efficient policing in the country.
The Lawmaker said investigative hearings by the committee indicated that the violence in Calabar metropolis during the protest led to the looting and destruction of private and government-owned properties

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Energy: Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Join NLC-ASUU Protest - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 25, 2022
Power sector workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees made their position known in a letter issued by the General Secretary, NUEE, Joe Ajaero, to the vice presidents of states and administrative councils chapter secretaries of the union.
He stated that electricity workers would join in the protest to kick against the prolonged closure of tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
Power industry stakeholders believe that the participation electricity workers in the two-day protest might cause some instability to the recuperating power sector.
Nigeria’s power sector recently witnessed a grid collapse that led to the
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Energy: Expert Says Governments’ Mass Metering Programme To Generate 500,000 Jobs - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2021
Balogun, who is the Chairman, Momas Electricity Meter Manufacturing Company made the assertion in an interview with reporters in Lagos.
It would be recalled that the Federal Government launched the Phase Zero of the Metering Programme in respect of which the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in October 2020, issued the Framework for Financing of National Mass Metering Programme.
He also appealed to the Apex Bank to create easier access to Forex by local meter manufacturers to source for raw materials ahead of the programme.
Balogun however noted that the phase zero of the Metering Programme recorded the desired success of installing meters for about one million customers. According to him, under the phase one, about four million prepaid meters  were targeted for installation which has a huge potential for job creation.
The programme is aimed at meeting the target of closing the metering gap in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry by December 2021.

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Energy: Nigeria, Egypt To Collaborate On Power Supply -Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 15, 2021
Minister of Power Abubakar Aliyu, stated this when Egyptian’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Ihab Awad visited him in Abuja.
He noted that the Federal Government would reactivate the collaboration between the two countries and also give a response on when a team from the ministry of power can visit Egypt.
Aliyu also explained that his Ministry would discuss and set up a team that will come up with key points and areas the Federal Government can engage with the Government of Egypt. According to him, the team will also see how a delegation from the ministry can find time to visit Egypt.
Earlier, Awad told the Aliyu that he visited the ministry around April or May where consultation between the two governments took place in the area of relationship between Nigeria and Egypt in the area of power generation.
He said the partnership was widely discussed, where special emphasis was placed on the potential and prospects that awaits the two countries to collaborate in the area of power generation.

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Energy: Osinbajo Unveils Afam 3 Fast Power Plant In Rivers. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 10, 2023
The project is a subsidiary of the Transcorp Group located in Oyigbo, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt in the state.
Osinbajo, who arrived at the venue in a chopper at exactly 11:35 am was escorted into the premises and received by the Chairman of Transcorp Group, Tony Elumelu, and other dignitaries.
In his address, Osinbajo said, “In 2020, electricity subsidies reached 584 billion naira, but service-based tariffs have led to a doubling of collection in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry from 40 billion naira in 2020 to 80 billion naira in the first quarter of 2023.


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Energy: Power Minister Seeks United Nations Financial Support For Sector - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 21, 2021
Jedy-Agba made the call when he paid the UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, a courtesy visit in New York, United States.
The Minister had traveled with a delegation comprising the Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, REA Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, as part of Nigeria’s delegation to the ongoing 76 sessions of the United Nations General Assembly.
Jedy-Agba, while applauding Mohammed for the role she has played in several UN interventions in the country, however, appealed to UN for continued support to Nigeria.
The minister also noted that one of the major challenges facing the country’s power sector was funding, thus leading with the organisation to vote more funds for Nigeria to develop the sector.


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Energy Sector: Federal Government Urges Operators To Consider Moving From Use Of Dieselto Gas. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 17, 2023
The NMDPRA Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed made the call at a one-day Stakeholders Engagement on Gas Utilisation in Nigeria held at the Bristol Palace Hotel in Kano.
Ahmed said there was an urgent need for large consumers of diesel to embrace the use of gas which has been designated as Nigeria’s transition fuel.
He noted that it was in this regard that the Federal Government has put in place various initiatives and policy frameworks including the natural gas expansion programme and the decade gas expansion programme.
He expressed hope that the engagement would create the necessary awareness and make a compelling case for industry operators to foster a compliance culture which alone guarantees safer and sustainable facilities.


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Energy Sector: Nigerian Govt. Happy With 1st Biodiesel Plant In Calabar – VP Shettima. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 26, 2024
He made the comment when he spoke at the Energy Cross River Expo 2024 organized by the state government.
He said the federal government is happy with the upcoming biodiesel plant to be established in the state and will extend the required support.
Declaring the event open, Governor Bassey Otu of the State confirmed that Cross River is in partnership with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to establish the first and biggest biodiesel plant in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.


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Enforce Smoke-Free Public Places Policy, NGOs Urge FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 31, 2022
They made the call in Abuja at a news conference in commemorating the 2022 World No Tobacco Day with the theme “Protect the Environment”.
The organisations are, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA; Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Centre for the Study of the Economics of Africa, CSEA
Executive Director of CAPPA Akinbode Oluwafemi stressed that the theme of the Day highlighted that, throughout its lifecycle, tobacco polluted the planet and damaged the health of all people. He however called on the Federal Government to look inwards and revisit the status of tobacco control in the country.
Project Officer of NTCA Nwokorie Chibuike urged government to provide support to tobacco farmers to switch to an alternative. According to him, from cultivation which involves the use of pesticides that are harmful to tobacco growers, to the cutting and burning of trees for tobacco curing which leads to deforestation.
Sub-Regional Coordinator for West Africa, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Hilda Ochefu called for citizens’ advocacy and enforcement of the smoke-free public places policy.


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Enforcement: FRSC Says No Going Back On Number Plates, Licence - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 22, 2019
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC say there is no goingback on the enforcement of motorcycle and tricycle number plates.
The Corps’ Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Sokoto,Kebbi and Zamfara States, Kayode Olagunju said the August 1st deadline ofarrest of law violators is sacrosanct.
The Zonal Commander said the exercise would involvecollaboration of other security agencies and stakeholders. He assured that thestates had enough plates in stock, urging motorcycle/tricycle riders and ownersto avail themselves of the current window to acquire the number plates andrider’s license to avoid arrests and prosecution.
Olagunju asserted that the Corps, states boards of InternalRevenue and other stakeholders had put in place arrangements to ensure smoothprocesses of procuring number plates and riders licence.
He directed all commands in the zone to step up publicawareness campaigns and stakeholders consultations in their states to ensuresmooth implementation of the FRSC National Headquarters directive.


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Enhancing Communication: Nigeria To Launch Second Satellite Into Orbit - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (A.M)
January 18, 2022
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami
disclosed this during a one- day facility visit and interaction with the
staff of the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) in
Lugbe, Abuja, stressing that President Mohammadu Buhari has given
approval for the purchase of the Satellite.
The Minister, who noted that he had gone further to lobby the Minister
of Finance to ensure that this is included in the 2022 Budget however
did not disclose the amount approved and how many satellites are to be
purchased.
In 2011 Nigeria launched the existing Sat1R, with a life span of 15 years
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Enjoins Motorist To Use Over Passes For Safety - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 20, 2022
The Deputy Director, Public Relations of NRC, Yakubu Mahmood made the call in a statement he signed in Abuja.
According to Mahmood, the illegal level crossings portrays great risks and danger to the lives and property of those that use them, and that portrays great risks and danger to their lives and property”.
Mahmood appealed to the mass media to use their medium to enlighten the public on the safety imperative of using the over pass to cross railway lines.
He also reiterated the Federal Government’s policy on railway modernisation to ensure safety of motorists and trains through construction of over passes in all railway lines constructions.
It would be recalled that, a train crushed a vehicle that drove through the illegal level crossing along the Kubwa, Abuja on 15 December, 2022.

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Enrollment: Osinbajo Pledges Slots For Nigeria Guild Of Editors At NIPPS - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 20, 2019
The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has promised to enroll members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE as participants in the prestigious Senior Executive Course of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS Kuru, Jos.
The Vice President made the pledge when he received the newly elected executive of the NGE, led by its president in his office. He promised that his office would work out plans for editors to participate in the course from the next batch of the training.
This was made known in a statement jointly signed by the President and General Secretary of the guild Funke Egbemode and Mary Atolagbe in Abuja.
According to the statement, Osinbajo said that slots would be assigned to members of the guild to undertake the course with a view to enable them contribute their quota to nation building.
It added that the slots would also enable the participants from the guild to join the forums at NIPPS, where academics of excellence, seasoned policy initiators meet to reflect and exchange ideas on the great and critical issues of developing the Nigerian society.


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Entertainment: Chimamanda Adichie Makes Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces For Change’ Vogue List - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie hasbeen featured in Meghan Markle’s ‘Forces of Change’ list for British Voguecover.
The Duchess of Sussex, Markle picked15 women she considers strong proponents for change for the upcoming Septemberedition of the magazine which she co-edited.
The Duchess, who gave birth to herfirst child in May, reportedly spent seven months working with British VogueEditor-in-Chief, Edward Enninful on the issue.
She said in a statement that she hadsought to steer the focus of the September issue, usually the year’s most read,to “the values, causes and people making impact in the world today.
Alongside Adichie, the list alsofeatures teenage climate change campaigner, Greta Thunberg, New Zealand PrimeMinister, Jacinda Arden, boxer Ramla Ali and actress and women’s rightsadvocate Salma Hayek Pinault.


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Entitlements: FG Assures Ex-Nigerian Airways Staff Of Payment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 29, 2019
The Federal Government has assured ex-workers of thedefunct Nigeria Airways that it is committed to the payment of their entitlementsafter they are audited.
The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Ministry ofFinance, Budget and National Planning, Mohammed Dikwa said this whileinspecting Lagos and Kano centres where the exercise was holdingsimultaneously.
A statement by the Deputy Director, Information, OlajideOshundun, made this known.
Represented by Deputy Director Procurement, IzerebuJohn, Dikwa said that the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit, PICA hadcommenced a week-long mop up verification for the ex-workers who were notaudited during the previous exercise.
He added that the exercise was meant to ensure thatall eligible beneficiaries were audited and paid their entitlements to ensurethat all former workers of the defunct airways got their benefits.
He, however, advised them to cooperate with theverifiers and ensure that they provided all the documents required for theexercise.


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Entitlements: FG Assures Ex-Nigerian Airways Staff Of Payment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 28, 2019
The Federal Government has assured ex-workers of thedefunct Nigeria Airways that it is committed to the payment of their entitlementsafter they are audited.
The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties, Ministry ofFinance, Budget and National Planning, Mohammed Dikwa said this whileinspecting Lagos and Kano centres where the exercise was holdingsimultaneously.
A statement by the Deputy Director, Information, OlajideOshundun, made this known.
Represented by Deputy Director Procurement, IzerebuJohn, Dikwa said that the Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit, PICA hadcommenced a week-long mop up verification for the ex-workers who were notaudited during the previous exercise.
He added that the exercise was meant to ensure thatall eligible beneficiaries were audited and paid their entitlements to ensurethat all former workers of the defunct airways got their benefits.
He, however, advised them to cooperate with theverifiers and ensure that they provided all the documents required for theexercise.


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ENTREPRENEURIAL: Commissioner says El-Rufai approves N200m for women empowerment - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Iliya Auta
June 22, 2020
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has approved 200 million naira m fund for the State Women Empowered Programme, KADSWEP to support women at the grassroots in their entrepreneurial activities.
The Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Hafsat Baba who made this known in Kaduna said the programme was specifically designed to improve financial inclusion and provide women access to low-interest loans to begin new or expand existing business.
She explained that the ministry is working on the guidelines and modalities for the disbursement of the money to new beneficiaries, adding that the state is also working with the Central Bank of Nigeria to deepen financial inclusion among women, adding that about 14,000 women have recently opened bank accounts.
Hafsat explained that about 7,000 women benefited from the programme in 2019, noting that individual received 20,000 naira while association of 10 members got 200,000 naira.


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Enugu East Senatorial District: Supreme Court Dismisses Suit Against Chimaroke Nnamani - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 30, 2019
Supreme Court on Monday dismissed suit filed byGilbert Nnaji seeking disqualification of Chimaroke Nnamani, former governor ofEnugu state as Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District.
Justice Mary Odili, in a lead judgment, held that thecase was statute barred and therefore dismissed the motion on notice brought byNnaji.
The Court of Appeal, Enugu Division in June dismissedan appeal challenging the clearance of Chimaroke to contest the Enugu EastSenatorial District primaries by the PDP.
The Appeal Court dismissed his case for lacking inmerit.
Nnaji had in October 2018 approached an Abuja FederalHigh Court, asking that his name be submitted to the Independent NationalElectoral Commission, INEC, as the PDP candidate for the Senatorial District.
He went to court, claiming that Nnamani was notpresent during the PDP screening of candidates and as such was not qualified tostand for the primary elections.
He further claimed that having come second in theelection he was the rightful candidate.
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Enugu Insecurity: Ugwuanyi, LG Bosses Meet Over Increasing Violent Attacks, Killings - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 24, 2022
The five local government areas are Nkanu West, Nkanu East, Enugu
South, Enugu North and Enugu East.
The meeting is to brainstorm with leaders and stakeholders of the
concerned Council Areas to find a lasting solution to the increasing
violent attacks and killings in the state.
It would be recalled that no fewer than five persons were killed on
Wednesday during the state council election with several others injured
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Enugu Police Arrest Suspected Killers Of Reverend, Others - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 17, 2019
The Enugu State Police have paraded 30 suspects including the killers of Reverend Father Paul Offu, the parish priest of St James Catholic Church, Ugboka.
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Theyhave also arrested suspected killers of Reverend Father Clement Rapuluchukwu,the parish priest of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Obunofia Ndiuno in Ezeagu LGA,as well as suspected Kidnappers of the traditional ruler of Obum-Agbogwugwu,Igwe Sunday Orji and his wife.
Accordingto the state Commissioner of Police CP Suleiman Balarabe who briefed journalistin Enugu, the paraded suspects all confessed to the crime.
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Environment Day: Experts Advise Imbibing Positive Attributes To Stop Air Pollution - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 6, 2019
SomeEnvironmental experts have advised Nigerians to imbibe positive element to helpstop air pollution.
Theexperts made the call in Abuja while commemorating the 2019 World EnvironmentDay with the theme: ‘Air Pollution’.
TheFederal Capital Territory Chairman of the Nigerian Environmental Society, EfegbidikiOkobia said people must take some of the positive attributes that will helpstop air pollution. He added that the existence of man is connected to thehabitable environment in several ways and the air “oxygen” breathe is a majorfactor.
IsakaMallo of the University of Abuja, said the problem of air pollution was inimplementation and enforcement of policies.
Highlightof the event was the presentation of awards to friends of the environment bythe organisers.


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Environment: FG Develops Monitoring Information System To Tackle Challenges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 24, 2021
Minister of State Environment Sharon Ikeazor while declaring open a 15 Stakeholders Forum organised by the National Environmental Standards Regulations and Enforcement Agency, NESREA in Abuja, with the theme: “Data and Information Management: “A key to Environmental Governance in Nigeria”.
Ikeazor, who was represented by Director, Legal Services in the ministry Helen Obayagbo, noted that information was a key to environmental governance in the country.
The Minister said environmental governance was a policy instrument, financial mechanisms, rules, procedures, and norms that regulate the processes of environmental protection. According to her, it is well known that statistics helps to provide a better understanding and accurate description of natural phenomena.
Also, Chairman, Governing Council of the agency Iyiola Oladokun, explained that data generation was important for environmental compliance monitoring. He added that the environmental audit reports and environmental permit applications provide necessary data needed for decision making in the environmental governance.

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Environment: NESREA Urges Manufacturers To Manage Waste To Prevent Degradation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 21, 2019
TheNational Environmental Standards and Regulation Enforcement Agency, NESREA, onFriday urged manufacturers to carefully manage their waste and electronicgadgets to prevent environmental degradation.
TheDirector-General of NESREA, Aliyu Jauro, gave the advice at an InteractiveForum with members of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria  in Lagos.
Representedby Director, Inspection and Enforcement, NESREA Miranda Amachree, noted thatindustrial activities of MAN had greatly contributed to the economicdevelopment of the country.
TheDirector-General said that proper waste management by companies could curtailthe problem of arbitrary disposal of toxic wastes and pollution in the country.
Hesaid available records showed that environmental pollution was as result ofsome unethical practices of the manufacturers, through the release of gadgetsand effluents into the environment.
Accordingto him, due to the hazardous nature of chemicals from industrial activities,the need for companies to go the extra mile to manage them is pertinent.


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Environmental Health: FG Inaugurates Guidelines On Premises Inspection, Pest Control - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2022
The Minister of State for Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, inaugurated the guidelines for pest control, premises inspection, decontamination and disinfection of microbial and chemical impacted surfaces in Abuja.
The exercise was organised by Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria.
Ikeazor, represented by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Hassan Musa, said that the guidelines would help for effective discharge of duty by the officers of environmental health in the country.
She said that the guideline would also offered the officers the power for enforcement and surveillance as well as preventing spread of contaminated diseases in the country.
She urged both the state and local government levels of the environmental health officers to support by ensuring that the guidelines were put into practice effectively.

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Environmental Protection: President Buhari Seeks Intensive Effort To Actualise UNEP’S Objectives - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2022
In a congratulatory message to the Special Session to commemorate the
50th anniversary of the United Nations’ body on Thursday in Nairobi,
Kenya, President Buhari lauded the efforts of UNEP’s broader action to
overcome climate change, biodiversity, rising levels of pollution and
waste being three major crises threatening the planet.
He said, notably, desertification and drought are threatening lives and
livelihoods which further underscores the need to boost biodiversity in
ecosystem restoration.
He thanked UNEP for its role in reducing biodiversity loss and for being
a major player in the global movement to slow deforestation and
accelerate afforestation.
The Nigerian leader used the occasion to reiterate Nigeria’s commitment
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Environmentalists Seek Reduction In Emission Footprints - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 29, 2022
The environmentalists advocated this at the 6th edition of the Africa Clean-up Conference in Calabar, with the theme “The People, The Planet, The Green and Circular Economy.”
Report says that the two-day conference which climaxed with an award ceremony and dinner night saw the various speakers listing the benefits of moving from linear economy to circular economy.
One of them, Chidiebere Emmanuel, said that the present economy of “take-make use-dispose” was no longer sustainable as the economy had become large when compared with the natural ecosystem. Speaking on the topic: “Existing Relationship Between Green Economy and Circular Economy: Leveraging on Opportunities for Growth and Expansion,” he pointed out that Green and Circular economy were the way out


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Envoy Seeks Increased Trade Between Nigeria And Chinese Businesses - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 11, 2022
Speaking at the 2022 African-China Expo, the Chinese Consulate General Lagos, Guo Pengwen, said China and Nigeria as one of the important economies in Asia and Africa need to share trade cooperation to benefit the people of the two countries.
According to him, banks and financial institutions should play a more important role in promoting international trade.
Meanwhile, for Nigeria to leverage the potential of its non-oil sector, experts at the programme emphasised the need for the country to embark on strategic policy reforms.
Also speaking, Deputy Director and Regional Coordinator, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Samuel Oyeyipo, urged them to ensure they meet all necessary certification requirements of counterpart countries.


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Enyeama makes Africa Best XI - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 9, 2019
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has been named in The Sun Football all-time African best XI.
Enyeama is Nigeria’s most successful goalkeeper after playing in five Nations Cup tournaments – in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2013 – and was part of the Nigerian squads at the 2002, 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments.
The 36-year-old former Nigeria captain, who played 101 times for the Eagles, winning the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, was named alongside Rigobert Song, Lucas Radebe and Samuel Kuffour.
Other players who made the list include four-time Africa Footballer of the Year and Samuel Eto’o, five-time Africa Footballer of the year Yaya Toure.
The list also has George Weah, the 1995 World Footballer of The Year, Ghanaian Michael Essien, Ivoirian legend Didier Drogba and Liverpool duo Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.

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Epidemic: UNICEF To Inaugurate Global Campaign On Vaccines Safety April 24 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Abubakar Abubakar
April 18, 2019
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF says it will inaugurate a new global campaign from April 24th to 30th. This is in view of growing outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases.
The campaign, according to the organisation, is to emphasise the power and safety of vaccines among parents and wider social media users.
UNICEF’s Chief of Immunization Robin Nandy who said this in a statement in Abuja noted that the campaign would go alongside World Immunization Week.
The campaign tagged #VaccinesWork, according to Nandy, will spread the message that collaboration with communities, including parents can protect everyone through vaccines.
He noted that UNICEF will use social media in its campaign to show that most parents trust vaccines to protect their children.
According to Nandy, vaccines save up to three million lives yearly, protecting children from potentially deadly, highly infectious diseases such as measles, pneumonia, cholera and diphtheria.


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Epidemic: Yellow Fever Kills 16 In Ebonyi - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 10, 2019
Sixteenpersons have died in Ndungele community, Izzi Local Government Area of EbonyiState following an outbreak of Yellow Fever virus in the area and somevillagers who have symptoms of the epidemic have been hospitalized.
This iscoming twenty-one years after the state was flustered by a similar experienceof Yellow fever outbreak.
ThePermanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Health Chris Achi, who confirmeddeaths, explained that a response team has been dispatched to the community tocontain the virus.
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EPL: Liverpool overcome Chelsea, Arsenal survive Villa scare - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 23, 2019
It was mixed fortunes for London clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal, on Sunday in their Premier League games at the Stamford Bridge and the Emirates.
While the Gunners came from behind twice to beat Aston Villa 3-2, Chelsea bowed to the superior firepower of Liverpool; loosing 2-1 in front of their home fans.
Goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino secured the 2-1 win for Jurgen Klopp’s men.
Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool the lead in the 15th minute, smashing the ball into the net after a short free-kick from Mo Salah.
Tammy Abraham missed a great chance to equalise for Chelsea as he was sent through on goal before Cesar Azpilicueta had a goal ruled out by VAR, with Mason Mount marginally offside in the build-up.
Roberto Firmino then put Liverpool 2-0 up with a free header in a chaotic first half-hour at Stamford Bridge.
In the 71st minute, Kante did get Chelsea back in the game, dribbling into the heart of the Liverpool defense before expertly passing the ball into the top corner.
Hard as Frank Lampard’s men tried, they were unable to stop the Reds to their sixth successive win in the EPL this season.
For the game at the Emirates, it was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s thunderous free kick that gave 10-man Arsenal victory against Aston Villa.
Goals from John McGinn and Wesley looked to have given Villa victory after Ainsley Maitland-Niles was sent off for two bookable offenses.
But late goals from Calum Chambers and Aubameyang, with seven minutes left, gave the Gunners all three points and lifted them into the top four.
Nigerian-born Bukayo Saka was handed his maiden Premier League start in that nervy encounter.

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EPL Round-Up: Man City crush Watford, Ndidi wins with Leicester City - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 22, 2019
A hat trick from Bernado Silva on Saturday helped Manchester City to an astonishing 8-0 demolition of Watford in their Week 6 Premier League tie at the Etihad Stadium.
David Silva, Sergio Aguero, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva (3), Nicolas Otamendi and Kevin De Bruyne were the scorers for the defending champions
Following last weekend’s shock defeat away to Norwich City, Pep Guardiola made four changes to his line up with Raheem Sterling on the bench and Bernard Mendy making a surprising start.
Manchester City got off to a quickest possible start; scoring within the first minute of the game through Bernado Silva.
Four minutes later, City extended their lead, this time from the penalty spot after Watford goalkeeper conceded a needless penalty, falling Riyadh Mahrez
Sergio Aguero hit it straight down the middle to put the scores at 2-0.
It got worse for Watford as Riyad Mahrez made it 3-0 to City. After getting dragged down on the edge of the area by Mariappa, the Algerian steps up for the free-kick which he expertly converted.
The goals kept falling for city as Silva headed home from close-range unmarked in the middle of the penalty area before Otamendi also joined in the goal-scoring spree
After several misses, Manchester city finally got their 6th goal of the game as Bernado Silva scored the second of his three goals in the early minutes of the second half and added the third moments after.
At the end of the match, City fell two goals short of equaling their biggest win, a 10-0 win over Huddersfield in the 70s but that said this is the biggest win in the Premier League under Pep Guardiola.
With less than three minutes to the end of the game, Kevin De Bruyne got on the score sheet with his own masterpiece
Elsewhere, Nigeria international Wilfred Ndidi was on the winning side as Leicester City beat Tottenham Hotspurs 2-1 at the King Power Stadium.
Spurs went in front thanks to Harry Kane’s finish in the 29th minute but two second-half goals from Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison saw Brendan Rodgers side win for the third time this season and climb to third in the provisional standings.
At Goodison Park, Alex Iwobi came in the 55th minute but he could not save Everton going down to a shock 2-0 loss to Sheffield United.

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EPL Round-Up: Man City suffer shock defeat as Chelsea, Arsenal secure crucial wins - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
October 7, 2019
It was a case of different strokes for different folks in the Premier League on Sunday as the big teams took centre stage after their respective engagements in Europe during the week.
A second-half double by Adama Traore earned Wolverhampton Wanderers a shock win at Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday.
Pep Guardiola’s side were caught twice on the counter attack, first in the 80th minute and then again four minutes into injury time.
It leaves City eight points behind Liverpool after eight games.
Elsewhere, Tammy Abraham was on the score-sheet for Chelsea once again as the Blues beat Southampton 4-1 at the Saint Mary’s stadium.
Abraham’s eighth league goal of the season set the Blues on their way after 17 minutes before Mason Mount doubled the lead.
Danny Ings’ effort on 30 minutes gave Southampton hope but N’Golo Kante’s deflected effort before half-time gave the visitors breathing space again.
Michy Batshuayi in the 89th minute put the icing on the cake as the Blues complete the rout of the Saints.
Sunday’s away win has moved Lampard’s men up to fifth, with struggling Southampton still just a point above the bottom three.
The Blues will face Newcastle United at the Stamford Bridge after the international break while Southampton will lock horns with Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux stadium.
There was also joy for Arsenal on Sunday as they scrapped out a 1-0 win over Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium.
David Luiz’s ninth-minute header proved to be the difference between the Gunners and the Cherries and Unai Emery’s side won all three points that has taken them up to the third spot on the Premier League standings.
At St James park, a Matty Longstaff second half goal saw Manutd fall to Newcastle to compound Solskjaer’s woes, they have now gone 11matches away since that famous night in Paris without a win. Manutd sits 12th with 9points on the epl table, two points ahead of relegation places.

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EPL: West Ham Sack Pellegrini As Iheanacho Wrecks Hammers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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Equalisation Fund Arrears: Fuel Scarcity Looms As IPMAN Threatens Private Depot Owners - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 30, 2019
The Independent Petroleum MarketersAssociation of Nigeria, IPMAN has warned of impending scarcity of petroleumproducts, if private depot owners fail to settle accumulation of PetroleumEqualisation Fund, PEF.
The northwest zone IPMAN ChairmanBashir Dan-Mallam issued the threat while briefing journalists in Kano State.
Dan-Mallam lamented the financialweakness of some marketers to lift products after failed assurances of thedepot owners, stressing that the marketers would not hesitate to take allnecessary measures to get their arrears.
The IPMAN chairman emphasised thatthe problem of petroleum scarcity in most cases, among other reasons, is asresult of withholding of equalisation fund to independent marketers.
On its part, The Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation, NNPC had cautioned the private depot owners toimmediately clear the PEF they owe independent marketers or risk zeroallocation of products.

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Eradicating Poverty: SGF Assures Of FG Commitment To Creating Enabling Environment For Businesses - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 23, 2019
Secretary to theGovernment of the Federation Boss Mustapha, has reiterated Federal Government’sdetermination to eradicate poverty by creating enabling environment forbusinesses to strive.
He said this at theinvestiture of Obadiah Nkom, the newly elected president of the Nigeria Miningand Geosciences Society in Abuja.
Mustapha who wasrepresented by Jumai Idakwo however added that the Federal Government wouldneed the society to guide it on how best to utilise the country’s solid mineraldeposits.
According to Mustapha,this has become imperative, especially in the solid minerals, oil and gas,water and all allied sectors where the professionals in the society are majorstakeholders.
He said thatgovernment on its part would continue to listen and engage the society at alltimes as partners in progress in the development of the various sectors of thecountry’s economy.


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Erderly Persons: FG To Establish 6 Geriatric Centers In Tertiary Hospitals - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2019
The Federal Ministry of Health, says it will establish six regional geriatric centers in tertiary hospitals with a view to improving the health status of older person in Nigeria.
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TheCoordinator, Healthcare Package for Improving Quality Care on Ageing Populationin Nigeria, Saidu Dumbulwa, disclosed this in an interview with Newsmen inAbuja on Monday.
Dumbulwa,who is also a Public Health expert, said the aim of establishing geriatriccenters was to address the health and social needs of the elderly in the country,through the HEPIQ-C project.
Hesaid the project was designed to advance elderly peoples’ health and addresssome developmental issues relating to them.
Hesaid President Muhammadu Buhari, had acknowledged the social and healthproblems the elderly population faced and saw the need to facilitate actionsthat would promote healthy living at old age.
Accordingto him, governments are now becoming aware of the need to enact policies thatwould cater for the needs of the elderly who have become vulnerable, becausepeople have forgotten that everyone is heading towards that stage.

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Erdogan, Putin Discuss Libya Conflict - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 6, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed onSaturday the ongoing conflict in Libya with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin,state news agency Anadolu said, without giving further details.
Erdogan and Putin spoke by phone and discussed the“crisis in Libya and regional issues,” Anadolu said. The report would notcomment on the nature of the conversation.
The phone talk comes hours after Erdogan met inIstanbul Fayez Serraj, the head of the Libyan Government of National Accord ,based in Tripoli and backed by the United Nations.
In a meeting late Friday, Erdogan reaffirmedAnkara’s support for the “legitimate” government of Serraj, according toAnadolu.
Erdogan called on Khalifa Haftar, the head of therival Libyan National Army , to cease his attacks.
The self-styled LNA, which accuses Turkey ofproviding military support to the GNA, last week announced a ban on flights betweenLibya and Turkey.
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Erdoğan Urges End To ‘Bloodshed’ In Ukraine Ahead Of Putin Meeting - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 13, 2022
Erdoğan and Putin will meet later on Thursday to discuss the war.
Turkey’s offer to mediate talks between Russia and Ukraine and Western powers is also on the table, according to local media.
NATO member Turkey has positioned itself as a broker between Ukraine and Russia since Moscow invaded its neighbour in February.
Ankara earlier this week warned that Russia and Ukraine were moving away from a diplomatic solution, making the outcomes of a prolonged war even more complicated.
Erdoğan had on Wednesday met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, where the two were pictured playing table tennis after signing six agreements from security to trade.

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Erera: ECOWAS Electricity Regulator Pledges To Boost Regional Trade - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 25, 2019
The ECOWAS Electricity Regulatory Authority ERERA has pledged to fast track cross-border electricity trade in line with international best practice in order to address the power challenge in the sub-region.
Chairman of ERERA, Honore Bogler said this today in Abuja during the 82nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers Meeting.
He said that ERERA was working round the clock with ECOWAS member states and relevant stakeholders to ensure a cost effective tariff system for the regional electricity market.
Bogler said that ERERA was working with international donors and specialised agencies to improve infrastructure and the power situation in ECOWAS.
Three members of the ECOWAS Electricity Regulatory Council were earlier sworn in at the ECOWAS meeting.


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Erik Ten Hag And Man Utd Stars 'Extremely Disappointed' With Cristiano Ronaldo Interview - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 14, 2022
Erik ten Hag and Manchester United’s players are understood to be extremely disappointed with Cristiano Ronaldo following his emphatic interview with Piers Morgan.
Ronaldo sat down with Morgan to discuss a range of subjects, including his treatment by United. The 37-year-old said that he feels betrayed by the club and admitted he doesn’t have any respect for Ten Hag.
The outburst was slammed by the club’s fans, who accused Ronaldo of ruining his legacy. And it has now emerged the club’s players are not particularly impressed with the actions of the Portugal international, especially with the manner and timing of Cristiano Ronaldo’s interview, as the interview came out on social media while the club were preparing to fly back from London after their dramatic late win over Fulham.

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Erosion Control: FG Will Ensure Equity In Projects Distribution – Science Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
January 6, 2020
The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu says the Federal Government would ensure equity in the distribution of projects.
TheMinister announced this statement while inaugurating a flood and erosioncontrol works project at Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital,Abakaliki, Ebonyi state.
Itadded that no part of the country will suffer neglect due to geographicallocation or political consideration under President Buhari’s administration.
Accordingto Onu, danger to lives and properties associated with erosion and persistentflooding will be reduced by the project, noting that the project is one of theeleven Federal Government’s ecological intervention projects for the thirdquarter of 2018.
TheMinister appealed to the university and benefitting communities to avoidindiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainage channels, and challenged them toown and maintain the project toward sustainability.

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Erosion: FG Directs Repairs On Sections Roads Of Affected By Flooding In 5 States - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 15, 2021
Director of Press and Public Relations Unit in the ministry Boade Akinola announced this in a statement in Abuja.
Fashola, who gave the directive at a meeting in Abuja, named the roads for immediate intervention to include Ibadan-Ife road, Gombe-Bauchi road, Gombe- Darazo. Others are Bauchi-Ningi, Bida-Lambata, and Tsamiya Bridge in Jigawa State, while he assured of continuous attention to other roads with similar problems.
He however assured of Federal Government’s commitment to infrastructure development and will respond promptly to complaints from citizens.
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Erosion: Lekki Residents Urge FG To Tackle Flood - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 1, 2019
The Lekki Estate Residents andStakeholders Association in Lagos State have called for concerted efforts bythe Federal Government and stakeholders to address regular flooding in thelocality during the rainy season.
The association’s President,Olorogun James Emadoye, made the call in Lagos on the need to tackleimmobility, loss of lives and property caused by flooding in the area.
He urged the government to utilisethe ecological funds to provide help for Lekki and its occupants beforepopulation explosion and the flooding got worse.
Emadoye implored the government toinvest more in the development of the coastal roads and railways to minimiseusage of the single Lekki-Epe expressway. He further advised that instead ofthe continuous tolling of the Lekki Epe Expressway, a new coastal road shouldbe built and tolled.